Unclear on the concept
ROBERT L. JAMIESON Jr. on blame:
Don’t blame the rave scene for the Seattle’s worst mass murder in more than two decades.
Blame the guns — and a culture that celebrates firepower.
Blame the murdering madness on a country that has seen Columbine, Kip Kinkel and bullets at the Tacoma Mall, but lacks the common sense to clamp down on weapons of mass carnage.
Blame the gun lobby on the other Capitol Hill — not the rave crowd on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
Or, crazy as it sounds, blame the guy who shot people. He then implies that the assault weapons ban would have helped. So would cracking down on gun shows. In short, he runs down the gun control wishlist even though none of those items would have prevented this tragedy.
March 28th, 2006 at 11:31 am
Sure the ban would have helped. With the ban I wouldn’t have been able to buy big honkin’ “banana clips” like the ones the guy left in his truck. Wow, what a difference.
March 28th, 2006 at 11:44 am
The killer used a pump shotgun.
He left the AR-15, machete, and baseball bat in the vehical.
Local columnists are all a tizzy with ban-fever.
The op-ed boards have so far been somewhat more thoughtful. Surprisingly. Look for that to change.
The really unnaceptable fact for the Libereal Seattle media is this:
The killings took place at a rave party, in the most liberal neighborhood, of the most liberal city in the state.
March 28th, 2006 at 6:08 pm
All things considered, the shotgun was an excellent choice.